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Erasing Copic markers?

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~Keytarist Jul 6, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
I was coloring a picture for a little contest and I got a bit.. carried away. I wanted to add a little blush, and I started with a tiiiiiny tiny bit, but I didn't like it. So it turned into this: [link] Sorry for the crappy quality.
It looks like she's been sunburned. D: It's a summer-themed contest and all, but I did not want her to have a sunburn.
Does anyone know of any way to remove or lighten all that pink?
I know using a Copic colorless blender would be the simple solution (cause they're pretty much erasers, right?), however I don't know where I could buy one. I can't exactly order one online, cause I'm running kind of low on time, and I don't have the funds for super fast shipping. ^^;
The only art supply store around here is Michael's, and I have no idea if they carry them, unfortunately, as I don't even think the one here carries Copic markers at all.. I plan to have a look tomorrow, but does anyone have some other tips I might be able to try in the event that I can't get my hands on a colorless blender?
Also, would a Prisma colorless blender work just as well, or does it have to be Copic?
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*xoxKari Jul 8, 2012  Student General Artist
I would suggest colorless blender but I'm not so sure on how it would turn out on your image. Try just using colored pencil to put blush on it. ><; Sorry if this isn't so helpful but you can go into Photoshop and edit it there by using the brush tool and the opacity! (:
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~Daws3 Jul 7, 2012  Professional General Artist
Copics are soluble with plain ol rubbing alcohol :) but I do actually like how it looks. I think it's cute!
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=sfolse Jul 7, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Consider it sunburn - it would work perfectly with the subject matter. It's very hard to lift color - the best you could do is to layer another color over it and darken the skin a bit. All-in-all, I'd just use the marker you did the blush with to hit a few points near the highlights on her skin and call it sunburn.
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~feavre Jul 6, 2012
If it's for a contest online you can simple down the saturation or yellow the hue a bit in photoshop.
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~feavre Jul 6, 2012
Colorless blender will not erase it and it will leave a weird texture...kinda blotchy. Sorry but I wouldn't try the blender...I find mine is a waste of money.
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~Vineris Jul 6, 2012  Student General Artist
A blender is just a marker full of solvent. If you know what kind of solvent is inside the Copic blender you can either see whether the Prisma blender has the same solvent or you can try buying some at the hardware store and apply it with a q-tip or brush. I think Copics are alcohol-based so I'd probably try getting isopropyl alcohol first. (It's also the least exciting of the solvents you can get.)

DISCLAIMER: test it first on scrap paper of the same kind as your drawing with the same layers you used in your drawing. It would really suck to ruin your nice picture with the wrong solvent or wrong amount of solvent or wrong technique. It only takes a little while to do up some test swatches and then you can practice on those first.
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